Rinconada Avenue is on land which was part of the 1835 grant to Rafael Soto, Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito. Spanish gives the meaning of "an inside corner" to rinconada, rincon being Spanish for bend, elbow or corner.

Ross Court and Ross Road were named for early land owners, Albert E. and Mary Elizabeth Ross. They came here in 1894 from Reno, Nevada and in Lassen county. Their daughter, Grace, married Thomas Seale's son, Alfred. The area known as Ross Park was laid out in 1921. See Seale Avenue.